Characteristics and examples of 5 star hotels includes the various means used to identify and classify such lodgings and accommodations.

When most travelers are asked to describe the Characteristics and examples of 5 star hotels they tend to leave out some of the details and stick to defining the experience. It is usually describe in glowing terms which in the end is what most of these establishments are trying to achieve.

A popular definition of the characteristics and examples of 5 star hotels claims that such establishments are usually luxury hotels and are ranked among the most expensive resorts and hotels in the world.

These hotels tend to offer a variety of extra services all designed to attract the attention and loyalty of their client�le. They also offer unique services not available elsewhere as well. Certain 5 star hotels have their own air strips, private golf courses among a number of other things.

Luxury hotel criteria include:

• quality of accommodation,
• facilities provided,
• atmosphere,
• quality of service,
• extras
• and other things such as the quality of the food served and so on.

Ratings of 5 star hotels are often steeped in controversy, this is because there is no single agency which hands out these ratings and no unified system exists with which to ascertain how all the hotels boasting 5 star classification are ranked.

Some establishments even go as far as claiming 6 and seven stars such as the Burj-Al-Arab in Dubai.

One rating which offers some form of standardized classification is the AAA otherwise known as the American Automobile Association which uses diamonds instead of stars to rate different establishments offering various levels of accommodation.

The association also has a number of International affiliates which are tasked with maintaining the ideals of the parent association and determining the classification of various hotels within their jurisdiction.